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Notes   Features: Specification and Standard Index Search, Email Alerts, Saved Record Folders and Search Histories, Browse-able Thesauri and Look-up Indexes
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Description   Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research available today, containing over eight million references and abstracts taken from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports.

The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented. Coverage includes nuclear technology, bioengineering, transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical technology, agricultural engineering and food technology, computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications, control, civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, aerospace and automotive engineering as well as narrower subtopics within all these and other major engineering fields.

Online coverage is from 1969 to the present. Approximately 500,000 new records are added to the database annually from over 175 disciplines and major specialties within engineering. Compendex is updated weekly to ensure access to critical developments in your field.
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Dates covered   1969 to present.
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Updating frequency   Weekly
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Sources   The records in the database are drawn from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences, technical reports, and other materials. Multinational and multilingual in scope.
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Type of coverage   Contains abstracts and full bibliographic citations. No full-text; however, many journals covered are included in Science Direct® and IEEE Xplore. Incorporates access to EI Thesaurus.
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Print Counterpart or related resources   Based on The Engineering Index.
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Provider   Producer or content provider: Engineering Information Inc., an Elsevier company.
Vendor or electronic presentation provider: Engineering Village 2
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Help   Extensive and detailed help is available. Look in the upper right-hand corner of the screen for the Ask an Expert and Help button.
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